https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/page/368/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/spring-training-near-dakota-watts-r165/Well everyone, spring training is finally upon us!   With only a few days to go, I sit back and critique myself. Did I prepare to my fullest ability? Did I out-work everyone else when there was nobody looking? Could I have done more?   These are all questions that run through anybody that did prep...165Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-sign-of-ryde-rodriguez-r153/According to Baseball America, the Twins have signed outfielder Ryde Rodriguez to a minor league contract. The 24-year-old is from Havana, Cuba. He signed with the Cardinals in 2008 as a free agent and stayed with the organization until last season. After 13 games in the Florida State League, he was...153Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/working-out-in-minnesota-why-this-year-was-different-r146/I have been a resident of Minnesota my entire life, which probably makes me crazy for deciding to be a baseball player. Typically, November to March are off limits for outdoor baseball, making the offseason frustrating. In college this wasn’t a problem, as we had an indoor facility on campus and the...146Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/introduction-and-off-season-ryan-orourke-r145/First off, I would like to give a thank you to Seth Stohs and the rest of the Twins Daily writers for giving me the opportunity to post here about my life as a Minor League player in the Twins organization. My name is Ryan O'Rourke. I was born, grew up and still live in Worcester, Massachusetts. I...145Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/minor-league-introduction-to-dakota-watts-r142/Hey everybody, Seth Stohs turned me on to this site. I am going to try my hardest to make sure to get on and blog about the daily life of a Minor Leaguer playing in the Twins organization. I will write as much as possible, hopefully once a week.   I’d like to start off my introducing myself and givi...142Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/breaking-minor-league-news-new-britain-rock-cats-have-been-sold-r141/http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0fuwzoau8g/T00s3AYerOI/AAAAAAAAALQ/VyO94XGtCr0/s1600/Rock+Cats.bmp There is breaking Twins-related minor league news this afternoon in Central Connecticut, where it has been announced that the New Britain Rock Cats, which had done very well in the community and in terms...141Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/one-week-to-go-minor-league-thoughts-tony-davis-r139/Well, I have exactly a week left before spring training, and I’m sure just like many of my teammates, there are plenty of things on my mind. The Emotions   At one end of the spectrum, spring training brings about feelings of excitement and readiness that I cant really put into words. We’ve all quie...139Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-draft-preview-ii-northeast-names-to-know-r132/If you're at all looking forward to the June Rule IV baseball draft as a Twins fans, there is no doubt that you're already familiar with a handful of names: Appel, Giolito, Buxton, Zunino, and most recently, Zimmer. If you're a fan of following the Twins draft at all, there are some terms you're pro...132Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-draft-history-r122/Over the next several months, Twins fans are going to hear a lot about the June MLB draft, and for good reason. The Twins have the #2 overall pick and five picks in the Top 100. Coming off of a 99 loss season, and having a middle-of-the-pack minor league system, it is important to take advantage of...122Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/2012-thoughts-of-a-minor-leaguer-a-brief-intro-tony-davis-r105/I want to first start off my thanking Seth for writing me about posting some blog entries on this new Twins Daily site. I enjoy writing and think I can offer up some cool stories throughout the year. I think I’m a pretty positive guy so if your looking for any kind of dirt on any of my teammates, yo...105Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/top-50-twins-prospect-lists-sethspeaks-vs-twinkie-town-r98/Our good friends over at Twinkie Town have spent the past couple of months working on their community Top 50 Twins Prospect list. Each day, those who went to their site were able to cast their vote for a player. The player with the most votes gets the spot, and the next day they would vote for the n...98Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/twins-minor-league/twins-draft-preview-i-r91/The annual baseball Rule IV baseball draft is less than four months away. And while both the college and high school seasons still have to be played, it’s never too early to start looking ahead at the draft. This draft takes on an added interest if you’re a Twins fan. The team has not drafted highe...91Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0000